Strip-ticket



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J. M. HARPER.

STRIP TICKET.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. HARPER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

STRIP-TICKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,149, dated January6, 1891. Application filed January 15, 1890. Serial No. 336,984. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES M. HARPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and usefulIniprovement in Strip-Tickets, of whichI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My present invention has for its object to provide a simple andefiicient means of retaining in compact condition the coupons of astrip-ticket, or like tickets or checks printed upon a single strip.

To this end my invention consists in a stripticket divided into a seriesof coupons and having one of its terminal coupons provided with aretaining-tongue for holding the coupons in mass, said retaining-tonguebeing of sufticient length to pass around the mass of tickets or couponsand overlap upon the coupon in piece with which it is formed.

Figure 1 is a view of a strip-ticket having my invention appliedthereto, the ticket being shown in extended condition. Fig. 2 is a viewshowing the coupons of the ticket in folded condition and showing theretainingtongue encircling the mass of tickets.

A designates the coupons of the strip-tickets, these several couponsbeing shown as separated by the rows of perforations a. One of theterminal coupons or tickets A is provided with a tongue or extension Bof sufficient length to overlap the mass of coupons or tickets when infolded condition, as shown in Fig. 2, and the end of this tongue will beprovided with suitable adhesive material whereby it will be attached tothe terminal ticket. By this means I am enabled to avoid the use ofenvelopes for holding the mass of tickets, thereby effecting aconsiderable saving in expense. So, also, by forming the encirclingtongue for retaining the package of tickets in piece with one of theterminal tickets not only am I enabled to much more securely retain themass of tickets than would be possible if a separate encircling bandwere used, but I am able also to produce the means for holding the massof tickets at a cost very slightly in excess of that of theticket-strip.

If desired, advertisements may be placed upon the backs of the tickets,and the retaining-tongue may be used for like purpose also.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is'

A strip-ticket divided into a series of coupons and having one of itsterminal coupons provided with a retaining-tongue for holding thecoupons in mass, said retaining-tongue being of suflicient length topass around the mass of tickets or coupons and overlap upon the couponin piece with which it is formed, substantially as described.

JAMES M. HARPER.

IVitncsses:

GEORGE BREIER, J r., ARTHVR H. CRAVVLEY.

